A Different Kind of Exodus
20/03/2015 11:44:36 AM
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Dear Friends, As Pesach is just around the corner - only two weeks away - here are a few of things to keep in mind. 1] Shmura Matza 2] Sell Your Chametz! Locking away your Chametz and delegating me the power to sell it on your behalf is an easy way of observing one of the most important laws in the Torah. There is no charge for this service. Please remember that Chametz that remains in the possession of a Jew over Pesach may not be used, eaten, bought or sold even after Pesach. Click here to use the online facility to sell your Chametz. 3] Simchat Yom Tov A brief reminder that there are a number of families in our community for whom Pesach presents serious financial stress. Please consider donating to our Simchas Yom Tov Fund for families in need. • call Helen on 9371 7300 ext 4 or • email secretary@southhead.org On behalf of the Rebbetzen and all of us at South Head, I wish you a safe, healthy and peaceful Shabbos. Rabbi Benzion Milecki OAM PS..With the State Election on the 28th we have received from Minister Gabrielle Upton, who we welcomed in Shul last month, some very helpful information regarding Pre Polling, Postal voting and even an iVote option. Please look in the Communal Events section further down. A Different Kind of Exodus
Rabbi Benzion Milecki Every Shabbat and Yom Tov when we make Kiddush we recall the Exodus from Egypt with the words -zecher l'yetziat mitzraim. Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, arguably the greatest posek of our generation, poses a question: Mentioning the Exodus on Yom Tov makes sense. Every Yom Tov is in one way or another connected to the Exodus: Pesach, obviously so. Shavuot - when we received the Torah on Mt Sinai - took place 50 days after the Jews left Egypt. Succot - commemorates the Clouds of Glory that protected them on their journey through the wilderness after leaving Egypt. But what has the Exodus to do with Shabbat? Shabbat, the day in which G-d ceased the work of Creation, preceded the Exodus by 2,448 years! It is possible to believe - as many unfortunately do - that after G-d created the world and implanted in it the laws of nature, He left it to its own devices. Not dissimilar to the way that a watchmaker assembles a clock, and then leaves it to tick along on its own. In other words, one can believe in G-d Who Creates the world, while not believing that G-d concerns Himself, let alone interferes, with the world or its inhabitants after He has created it. And if that is the case, there is no point in praying to G-d. He simply doesn't care. Until the Exodus one could be forgiven for thinking so. But then G-d demonstrated that He does care: He listened when the Israelites cried out to Him and He responded by redeeming them from Egypt. Thus the Exodus was not merely an exit from Egypt. It was also an Exodus from the wrong-headed view that G-d has forsaken the world. To emphasise this, we mention the Exodus in Kiddush. It is a statement that the world that G-d created in six days, and rested from on the seventh, is of utmost concern to G-d. He cares about it, and interferes with it, and most certainly listens to our prayers just as He listened to the prayers of our ancestors in Egypt. JLI - The Art of Parenting
Now in Session
The Art of Parenting this week looked at healthy praise: self esteem without boosting ego; the dangers of untruthful praise, and praise with purpose. Youth Report
......here at South Head Youth we have so many programs in store for all ages to make sure Pesach is truly liberating for all our children! So keep watching this space for all the info and keep an eye out for our brand new Kids' Magazine coming in your letter box this week....[no not inbox - the real thing out in the yard by the gate!!]
We made special Pesach mats for the Seder table and had a wonderful time with so many activities. Click here for more pics
• Birthday Club - Friday March 27th for all our under Bar/Bat Mitzvah children at South Head celebrating their Jewish birthdays in Kislev, Tevet, Shevat and Adar. Wishing you all a fantabulous [that's a combination of fantastic and fabulous] Shabbat Shaya, Shmuli & Tzemach For more info on all programs: youth@southhead.org
Tzemach Yemini 0412 482 770 or Shaya Greene 0412 542 770 or Shmuli Rosenbaum 0432 876 770 
The Greatest Loss
After Kiddush Shabbat Shiur Join us in the Herbert Hall straight after Kiddush as we look at confronting the loss of a loved one. 
Deeply Involved in All the Details
Sarah Fiegelstock "..Over the years, the Rebbe was very deeply involved in all the details of our everyday lives — he asked in such an unobtrusive way that all my worries would come tumbling out. Every year I would go back for his blessing because it was what kept me going.." Full story.. Library Focus
THIS WEEK OUR LIBRARIAN RECOMMENDS: Did you know that we have a Children's Library at South Head Shule?
Shabbat Shalom COMMUNAL EVENTS
NSW STATE ELECTION - MARCH 28TH PRE-POLLING Pre-polling is now available at the following two locations: 1. Level 3, 376 New South Head Road, Double Bay (Corner Knox Street and above Cue Shop and across New South Head Road from the Sheaf Hotel). 2. 6/175-181 Oxford Street Mall, Oxford Street, Bondi Junction (next to Flight Centre and across the Mall from St George Bank). The opening hours are:
POSTAL VOTING If a postal vote application was received in the mail the application can be completed following the instructions in the Postal Vote Pack and returning it by Tuesday March 24 to Postal Vote Centre, Reply Paid 223, Sydney South 1234. IVOTE You can register to cast your vote online or via telephone through the new iVote system here http://www.ivote.nsw.gov.au Further voting information can be found here
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Hey everyone! 
• Bless the Kids - this Shabbos morning!! Make sure you're in Shul no later than 10.15 to receive your blessing from the Rabbi as well as a special treat ...and ... you'll get to make your very own edible "splitting of the red sea"! 
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• Mummy and Me finished gearing up for Pesach this week in our last session for the current term. 
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